Police Summon Celebs for Endorsing Unapproved Cosmetics
BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday summoned a number of celebrities for questioning after they endorsed a substandard skincare brand unapproved by regulators, days after dozens of its factories were raided.
Thailand Says it’s Willing to Host Trump-Kim Summit
BANGKOK — Thailand is willing and able to host a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but no plans have been made to do so, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday.
Peak Pineapple: Fruity Hawaiian Shirts Conquer Thailand
BANGKOK — A spike of citrus has infused fashion. From BTS to mall, beach and street – one familiar fruit has blotted out all others: the pineapple.
The Secret Suffering of Toxic Thai Med Schools
BANGKOK — He was an aspiring doctor in his early 20s on track to graduate from one of the nation’s most renowned medical schools. People said he was excelling both socially and academically. Then, late last month, he took his own life.
Students Send ‘Bag Man’ Into 7-Eleven For Earth Day
BANGKOK — High school students dressed their teacher in a plastic bag costume and sent him into 7-Elevens to call attention to plastic bag use in a video that went viral.
Bangkok Woman Rescued From Facebook Live Beating
BANGKOK — Her face battered black and blue, the young woman was forced to slap her own face and repeat how she had wronged the man threatening to kill her in slurred speech on camera.
Prayuth Meets With World Intellectual Property Head
BANGKOK — Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday that his “transition” administration would try to tackle intellectual property violations.
Tickle That Vintage Fetish at Bangkok’s ‘The Camp’ (Photos)
BANGKOK — Vintage-hunters have reason to rejoice with the recent opening of The Camp Vintage Flea Market.
Weed Fans Head to Highland to Spark Hope For Legal Thai Bud
BANGKOK — Tribeswomen from the north on Saturday taught urbanites to weave fiber made from hemp, while other marijuana enthusiast crowded to learn how to make bamboo bongs.
Distraught Woman Wants Justice For Boyfriend’s Prison Death
SAMUT PRAKAN — Earlier this week, Wanicha Ouyub visited her man doing time in prison. He was over halfway through a two-year sentence and in high spirits. Two days later, she was staring at his purple-bruised body on a table at Bang Bo Hospital.